Revised Literal Translation

Revelation 5

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708inἐπὶepiG1909the right handδεξιὰνdexianG1188of himτὴνtēnG3588that satκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588 G2362a bookβιβλίονbiblionG975writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081andκαὶkaiG2532on the backsideὄπισθεν,opisthenG3693,sealedκατεσφραγισμένονkatesphragismenonG2696with sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033sealsσφραγῖσινsphragisinG4973.τοῦtouG3588

2AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708a strongἰσχυρὸνischuronG2478angelἄγγελονangelonG32proclaimingκηρύσσονταkērussontaG2784with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,WhoτίςtisG5101isG1510worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455the bookτὸ βιβλίονto biblionG3588 G975,andκαὶkaiG2532to looseλῦσαιlusaiG3089the sealsτὰς σφραγῖδαςtas sphragidasG3588 G4973thereofαὐτοῦ;autouG846?

3AndκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762inἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588 G3772,norG3761inἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,neitherG3761underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455the bookτὸ βιβλίονto biblionG3588 G975,neitherG3761to lookβλέπεινblepeinG991thereonαὐτό.autoG846.

4AndG2532IG1473weptἔκλαιονeklaionG2799muchπολὺpoluG4183,becauseὅτιhotiG3754no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455andG2532to readG314the bookτὸ βιβλίονto biblionG3588 G975,neitherοὔτεouteG3777to lookβλέπεινblepeinG991thereonαὐτό.autoG846.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG3588 G4245saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto meG1473,Weepκλαῖε.klaieG2799notμὴmēG3361:beholdG3708,the LionλέωνleōnG3588 G3023G3588 G1510ofἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG3588 G5443of JudahG2448,the RootῥίζαrhizaG3588 G4491of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,hath prevailedἐνίκησενenikēsenG3528to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455the bookβιβλίονbiblionG3588 G975,andκαὶkaiG2532to looseG3089theG3588 G4973sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG3588 G4973thereofαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

6AndG2532I beheldG3708,andG2532,loG3708,inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of the throneθρόνουthronouG3588 G2362andG2532of the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG3588 G5064beastsζῴωνzōōnG2226,andG2532inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG3588 G4245,stoodἑστηκὸςhestēkosG2476a LambἀρνίονarnionG721asὡςhōsG5613it had been slainἐσφαγμένονesphagmenonG4969,havingἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033hornsκέραταkerataG2768andG2532sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,whichοἵoiG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510theG3588 G4151sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG3588 G4151of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316sent forthἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG3588 G649intoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956the earthγῆν.gēnG3588 G1093.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532tookεἴληφενeilēphenG2983the bookG3588 G975out ofἐκekG1537the right handδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188of himG3588that satκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521uponἐπὶepiG1909the throneθρόνου.thronouG3588 G2362.G3588

8AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753he had takenἔλαβενelabenG2983the bookβιβλίον,biblionG3588 G975,theG3588 G2226fourG5064beastsG3588 G2226andκαὶkaiG2532fourG1501andtwentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG3588 G4245fell downἔπεσανepesanG4098beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LambἀρνίουarniouG3588 G721,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192every one of themἕκαστοςhekastosG1538harpsκιθάρανkitharanG2788,andκαὶkaiG2532goldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552vialsφιάλαςphialasG5357fullγεμούσαςgemousasG1073of odoursθυμιαμάτωνthumiamatōnG2368,whichαἵaiG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510the prayersπροσευχαὶproseuchaiG3588 G4335of saintsἁγίων.hagiōnG3588 G40.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532they sungᾄδουσινadousinG103a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537songᾠδὴνōdēnG5603,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Thou artεἶeiG1510worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the bookτὸ βιβλίονto biblionG3588 G975,andκαὶkaiG2532to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455the sealsτὰς σφραγῖδαςtas sphragidasG3588 G4973thereofαὐτοῦ,autouG846:forὅτιhotiG3754thou wast slainἐσφάγηςesphagēsG4969,andκαὶkaiG2532hast redeemedἠγόρασαςēgorasasG59usG1473to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316byἐνenG1722thyσουsouG4771bloodτῷ αἵματίtō aimatiG3588 G129outἐκekG1537of everyπάσηςpasēsG3956kindredφυλῆςphulēsG5443,andκαὶkaiG2532tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,andκαὶkaiG2532peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532nationἔθνουςethnousG1484;

10AndκαὶkaiG2532hast madeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160usG1473unto ourG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316kingsG935andκαὶkaiG2532priestsἱερεῖς,hi'ereisG2409:andκαὶkaiG2532we shall reignβασιλεύσουσινbasileusousinG936onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς.¶tēs gēsG3588 G1093.

11AndΚαὶKaiG2532I beheldG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32round aboutG2943the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588 G2362andκαὶkaiG2532the beastsτῶν ζῴωνtōn zōōnG3588 G2226andκαὶkaiG2532the eldersτῶν πρεσβυτέρων.tōn presbuterōnG3588 G4245:andκαὶkaiG2532the numberὁ ἀριθμὸςho arithmosG3588 G706of themαὐτῶνautōnG846wasἦνēnG1510ten thousand timesμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461ten thousandμυριάδωνmuriadōnG3461,andκαὶkaiG2532thousandsχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505of thousandsχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505;

12SayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,WorthyἄξιόνaxionG514isἐστινestinG1510the Lambτὸ ἀρνίονto arnionG3588 G721that was slainἐσφαγμένονesphagmenonG4969to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983powerτὸ δύναμινto dunaminG3588 G1411,andκαὶkaiG2532richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149,andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678,andκαὶkaiG2532strengthἰσχὺνischunG2479,andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532blessingεὐλογίαν.eulogianG2129.τὴνtēnG3588

13AndκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956creatureκτίσμαktismaG2938whichG3739isG1510inG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532onG1722the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532such asG3739areG1510inG1909the seaτῆς θαλάσσηςtēs thalassēsG3588 G2281,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956that areinG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,heard IἤκουσαēkousaG191sayingλέγοντας·legontasG3004,Blessingτὰ εὐλογίαta eulogiaG3588 G2129,andκαὶkaiG2532honourτῷ τιμὴtō timēG3588 G5092,andκαὶkaiG2532gloryτῷ δόξαtō doxaG3588 G1391,andκαὶkaiG2532powerτῷ κράτοςtō kratosG3588 G2904, beunto himἡhēG3588that sittethκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521uponG1909the throneθρόνῳ ἡthronō hēG3588 G2362,andκαὶkaiG2532unto the Lambἀρνίῳ ἡarniō hēG3588 G721forεἰςeisG1519everτὸ αἰῶναςto aiōnasG3588 G165and everτοὺς αἰώνωνtous aiōnōnG3588 G165.τῶνtōnG3588

14AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G2226fourτέσσαραtessaraG5064beastsG3588 G2226saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,Amenἀμήν.amēnG281.AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G4245fourG1501andtwentyG1501eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG3588 G4245fell downἔπεσανepesanG4098andκαὶkaiG2532worshippedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352him that livethG2198forG1519everG3588 G165and everG3588 G165.

Commentaries on Revelation 5